he is particular as to what he eats

in this particular instance — en este caso concreto or particular

this particular specimen — este ejemplar en concreto or en particular

is there any particular style you'd prefer? — ¿tiene preferencia por algún estilo determinado or en particular?

why did you do it? - no particular reason — ¿por qué lo hiciste? - por nada en especial or en particular

to be particular (ABOUT something): she's very particular about what she eats es muy especial or (pey) maniática con la comida, no se come cualquier cosa; you can't afford to be too particular — no puedes ponerte a exigir demasiado

in every particular o in all particulars — en todo sentido

just fill in your particulars on this form — (BrE) rellene este formulario con sus datos

• is there anything particular you want? — ¿quieres algo en particular or en concreto?

• to pay particular attention to sth — prestar especial atención a algo

• nothing particular happened — no pasó nada en especial

is there any particular food you don't like? — ¿hay algún alimento en particular or en especial or en concreto que no te guste?

for no particular reason — por ninguna razón especial or en particular or en concreto

• to be particular about sth, he's very particular about his food — es muy exigente con or especial para la comida

they weren't too particular about where the money came from — no les importaba or preocupaba mucho de dónde viniera el dinero

• her account was accurate in every particular — su versión fue exacta en todos los detalles

• please give full particulars — se ruega hacer constar todos los detalles

• for further particulars apply to... — para más información escriba a...

• the nurse took her particulars — la enfermera le tomó sus datos personales

• are you looking for anything in particular? — ¿busca usted algo en particular or en concreto?

• "are you doing anything tonight?" - " nothing in particular" — -¿vas a hacer algo esta noche? -nada en particular or en especial

in this particular instance — en este caso concreto or particular

this particular specimen — este ejemplar en concreto or en particular

is there any particular style you'd prefer? — ¿tiene preferencia por algún estilo determinado or en particular?

why did you do it? - no particular reason — ¿por qué lo hiciste? - por nada en especial or en particular

to be particular (ABOUT something): she's very particular about what she eats es muy especial or (pey) maniática con la comida, no se come cualquier cosa; you can't afford to be too particular — no puedes ponerte a exigir demasiado

in every particular o in all particulars — en todo sentido

just fill in your particulars on this form — (BrE) rellene este formulario con sus datos

der Stoff ist mir zu héíkel — that material is too much of a nuisance

be fussy about one's food or what one eats — mäklig im Essen sein (ugs.)

I'm not fussy — (I don't mind) ich bin nicht wählerisch

he was fussy about his toilet paper — er war sehr eigen, was sein Toilettenpapier anging

I'm not fussy (inf) — das ist mir egal

be fussy about one's food or what one eats — mäklig im Essen sein (ugs.)

I'm not fussy — (I don't mind) ich bin nicht wählerisch

non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer

è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able

è più che intelligente — he's clever to say the least

noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do

mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world

non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me

è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)

è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)

cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do

non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15

ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70

è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here

più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...

si fa sempre più difficile — it is getting more and more difficult

due volte più grande del mio — twice as big as mine

ne voglio di più — I want some more

3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than

una volta di più — once more

ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people

mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many

e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...

è ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest

è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best

ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most

fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible

è il programma che guardo più spesso — it's the programme I watch most often

più due — (gradi) plus two, two degrees above freezing o above zero

urlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice

al più presto — as soon as possible

al più tardi — at the latest

più che altro — above all

più che mai — more than ever

chi più chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sort

più o meno — more or less

avrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30

sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock

minuto più minuto meno — give or take a minute

né più né meno — no more, no less

né più né meno come sua madre — just like her mother

e per di più — (inoltre) and what's more, moreover

tanto più che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English

chi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?

più gente viene meglio è — the more the merrier

ci sono più macchine — there are more cars

ci vuole più sale — it needs more salt

i genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children

ottenere il più possibile — to get the best possible

tutt'al più o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinema

il più delle volte — more often than not, generally

per lo più — perlopiù

tre volte più lungo di — three times longer than o as long as

mangia più di me — she eats more than I do o more than me

non fuma più — he doesn't smoke any more o any longer

una volta di più — once more o again

è attivo quanto lei, se non di più — he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo)

il più è convincerlo — the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him

er ist ein sehr schneller Arbeiter, núr müsste er etwas gründlicher sein — he is a very fast worker but or only he should be rather more thorough

ich habe núr ein Stück Brot gegessen — I've only eaten a piece of bread, I've eaten only or just a piece of bread

núr noch zwei Minuten — only or just two minutes left or to go

der Kranke isst fast núr noch Obst — the sick man eats virtually nothing but fruit these days

nicht núr..., sondern auch — not only or just... but also

warum möchtest du das denn wissen? – ach, núr so! — why do you want to know? – oh I just do or oh just because or oh no special reason

ich hab das núr so gesagt — I was just talking

dass es núr so krachte — making a terrible din or racket

er fuhr, so schnell er núr (fahren) konnte — he drove just as fast as he possibly could, he drove for all he was worth

was hat er núr? — whatever is or what on earth (inf) is the matter with him?

wie kannst du núr (so etwas sagen)? — how could you (say such a thing)?

es wird klappen, wenn er núr nicht die Nerven verliert — it will be all right as long as or so long as (inf) or provided (that) he doesn't lose his nerve

lass das núr niemand(en) wissen! — just don't let anyone find out, (but) don't let anyone find out whatever you do

geh núr! — just go, go on

núr her damit! (inf) — let's have it

ich habe núr mehr einen Euro — I've only one euro left

Warum fragst du? - Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? - Oh, no particular reason

wie soll ich ihm das nur erklären? — just how am I supposed to explain it to him?

was sollen wir nur tun? — what on earth are we going to do?

er lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could